Gallery: Snow-related roof collapses around the world

A petrol kiosk lies broken after collapsing during a snow storm in Xingtai, in north China's Hebei province in November 2009.

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Surveyors work in front of a collapsed ice skating rink on January 4, 2006 in Bad Reichenhall, Germany. Fifty people were trapped in the collapse and 15 died.Ralph Orlowski
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Rescuers work at a collapsed ice skating rink on January 4, 2006 in Bad Reichenhall, Germany. Fifty people were trapped in the collapse and 15 died.Ralph Orlowski
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The roof of a Moscow food market collapsed before dawn in February 2006, killing at least 66 people.Natalia Kolesnikova
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Debris lies in the collapsed exhibition hall on January 30, 2006 in the southern city of Chorzow near Katowice, Poland. Sixty-five people were confirmed dead, with more than 170 injured.Carsten Koall
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An exhibition hall in Chorzow, near Katowice, Poland is pictured after its roof collapsed in January 2006. Sixty-five people were confirmed dead, with more than 170 injured.Janek Skarzynski
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The roof of the Olympic sports hall 'Skenderija' collapsed in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in February 2012 after heavy snow. No one was injured, but dozens died due to extreme weather in the Balkans that dropped 150 centimetres of snow in some areas in just a week.Elvis Barukcic
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The damaged roof of the Veltins Arena is seen on December 26, 2010 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The Biathlon World Team Challenge scheduled for Dec. 30 was cancelled due to the damage.Lars Baron
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Due to heavy snowfalls, the roof of the exhibition hall of Caen, northwestern France, collapses on March 12, 2013 during a heavy snow storm on France.CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
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The roof of B.C. Place in Vancouver tore open during a storm on Jan. 5, 2007.Steve Bosch
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Calgary firefighters check out the Fox Hollow golf driving range dome which collapsed under a heavy snowfall March 22, 2009. While there were some people inside when it collapsed there were no injuries.Gavin Young
/ Calgary Herald

This photo composite shows Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Mall of America Stadium before (above) and after it's inflatable roof collapsed under the weight of snow and during a stormDecember 12, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Tom Dahlin
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The roof on the addition at the Calgary Subway Soccer Centre collapsed on November 22, 2010. No one was injured.Lorraine Hjalte
/ Calgary Herald

The roof of the Sylvan Lake Arena collapsed around 1 a.m. Monday morning. No one was injured in the collapse but the building is a write off, according to Joanne Gaudet, communications officer for the Town of Sylvan Lake.Joanne Gaudet
/ Calgary Herald

The roof of the Sylvan Lake Arena collapsed around 1 a.m. Monday morning. No one was injured in the collapse but the building is a write off, according to Joanne Gaudet, communications officer for the Town of Sylvan Lake.Randy Fieldler
/ Calgary Herald

Police attend a building on 78th Avenue S.E., where a roof collapsed due to heavy snow in April 2007.Jenelle Schneider
/ Calgary Herald

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